Olympus-OM
[Top] [All Lists]

Re: [OM] hoods

Subject: Re: [OM] hoods
From: "om@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <om@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2002 17:26:20 -0400
Actually, hoods don't "HAVE" to be petal shaped for a zoom.  But if they
weren't, the lens designers would have to design a hood that was optimized
only for the wide-angle setting of the lens.  Any telephoto-designed hood
would vignette at the wide-angle setting.  So they opt for a compromise.

Skip


Original Message:
-----------------
From:  Tom@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2002 17:13:58 -0400
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [OM] hoods


They have to be petals for zooms. 

Every little bit of shade helps, especially with zooms.

Besides, they're sexy.

tOM

On Monday, September 16, 2002 at 15:26, Bill Pearce 
<olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote re "[OM] hoods" saying:

> The petal hood is a joke, tha't only advantage is the ability to be
reversed
> for storage.
> 
> If you want to see a real hood, check out the ones for the Xpan. they are
> rectangular, like the frame. The top and bottom are less that the diameter
> of the mount, while the left and right edges are quite a bit wider. It is
> obvious that they are calculated to the edge of the frame.
> 
> Just how good can a petal hood do with big chunks missing?
> 
> Bill Pearce

--------------------------------------------------------------------
mail2web - Check your email from the web at
http://mail2web.com/ .



< This message was delivered via the Olympus Mailing List >
< For questions, mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >
< Web Page: http://Zuiko.sls.bc.ca/swright/olympuslist.html >


<Prev in Thread] Current Thread [Next in Thread>
Sponsored by Tako
Impressum | Datenschutz